The slave with the king mate

Chapter four

Joseph:

As we pull up to our destination the road is very bumpy. All you can see is Forrest for miles. Right as the road ends stands a massive house. Not as big as my castle but still pretty big. The house is atleast 3 stories with multiple windows on each floor. The roof looks to be made out of black marble as it shines with the touch of the sun and the rest white brick. The front garden is filled with hundreds of dead flowers and the grass areas are over grown with weeds. On both sides are more trees that lead into the forest. The closest town was atleast 30 minutes back. Let’s just say the gardens and even the forest area could do with some TLC. You can barely see the pavement leading up to the front door. The Wooden walk way is hidden under dead leafs and weeds. I know we told them we would be here around lunch time, but I hate arriving when everyone expects. One of my men and my bravest warriors paul hops out of the car behind us to knock on the door. A middle age man with brown hair and a scrony beard opens it, looks my man up and down then looks out towards the cars before closing the door.

Sir. He said he’ll be back in a moment.

Paul informed me by mind link. Hahaha. I knew they wouldn’t be ready for my arrival. That’s why I like to arrive early. Once Ive arrived everything that happens is just a front put up by the pack for what they think I want to see. In reality I like seeing what a pack is really like and the best way to do that is arrive before there ready for me. The man is only gone for a few minutes before another man arrives with him. This man looks a lot younger and has long blonde hair. I step out of the car and head up to greet them.

“Your highness I am Micheal the beta of this pack and this is Stephan one of our younger warriors. He is going to help you with your bags and show you to your rooms. Alpha William is just getting ready. He will meet you in the dining room for breakfast. You all must be hungry after such a long trip”. The man sounds friendly but something about him gives me an off feeling. Looking into his eyes are I can see is panic.

“Thankyou” he bows his head at me before walking off in a hurry. Stephan helps the others get a few bags out of the car and guides us up the stairs. From the inside the house looks incredible old. The white walls could do with some repainting and some of the lights don’t seem to be working. Stephan gets to the first room on the second floor and stops.

“Your highness, this is your room. I hope it’s to your liking. I will show your men to there rooms then I will take you down to the dining area.” Looking around the room it looks quite small. The bed is a double bed with green sheets and these a small set of draws near another door which seems to lead to a bathroom. Coming from the room there is the most intoxicating smell. A mixture between lavender and honey. Hmmmm. I give the room another sniff. I almost feel calm.

Mate. My wolf whispers to me.

Are you sure?

Im 100% positive.

Let’s go and look for her. Without even waiting for Stephan I head down the stairs sniffing the air as I follow my mates scent. I enter what looks to be the dining room. A large wooden table that would seat about 20 people is in the middle of the room. The table is filled with all sorts of different foods. Eggs, bacon, pancakes, waffles, muffins, fruit. It looks like they’re ready to feed an army. But only one seat at the end of the table is set up with cutlery and a plate. The walls are an off pink colour and the chandelier looks to big for the room.I continue to keep walking now entering the kitchen. Her smell is strong in here. Continuing to sniff the air I notice a door off to the side of the room. It almost looks hidden. The handle of the door and half the door is behind the silver fridge. Opening it up I get hit hard in the face with my mates scent. The corridor is dark and the area smells fowl. Before long I get to a cell. In the middle on the floor is a thin mattress. With one small pillow and a thin blanket. In the corner is one pair of clothes which look like females pjs. I step into the cell. My mates smell is everywhere. I am also picking up other scents. Faint but still here. What is this place? Angry begins to boil inside of me. Is this where they have my mate sleeping??!! If I find out they’ve had her locked in a cell I might not be able to control my anger. Clenching my fists I turn to leave. Standing right behind me is the most gorgeous girl I have ever seen. Her hair is as red as fire and her eyes as bright as emeralds. It looks like it’s been a while since she’s had a good meal. She seems shocked to see me down here. Mate

Thats mate!

My wolf won’t stop jumping for joy. His finally found her.

“Hello. My name is Joseph.” I hold out my hand to her. She doesn’t take it. Instead she looks behind her.

“ You shouldn’t be down her” she whispers. “ Please go you’ll get me in trouble”. A look of worry crosses her face.

“What’s your name?”. I calmly ask her.

“Emily” she whispers. “ But please leave now. If Alpha William catches you down here who knows what he will do”. I can’t help the growl that escapes my lips.

“Emily. I am your mate and nothing bad will happen to you with me present. I swear on my life”.